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Scottish Borders
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Scottish Borders. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

1,376Searchable applications

427Recorded as pending

—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records

0Refused applications

0 approved · 0 refused · 35 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Apr 2022 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas43 mapped area records

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.

More application records

Decided25/01489/AMC
Erection of dwellinghouse with access, landscaping and associated works (approval of all matters specified in planning permission 22/01824/PPP)
Land West Of Greywalls Gattonside Scottish Borders
Received 24 Oct 2025
Withdrawn25/01499/LBC
Installation of solar photo voltiac array to roof
Visitors Centre Abbotsford Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9BQ
Received 24 Oct 2025
Decided25/01500/FUL
Change of use to form holiday let from ancillary accommodation
Edenbrook Corner East Mains Gordon Scottish Borders TD3 6JU
Received 24 Oct 2025
Registered25/01504/TPO
Removal of Birch Tree
5 Hazeldean Lodge Hassendeanburn Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 8RU
Received 27 Oct 2025
Decided25/01513/LBC
Replacement of windows to rear extension
Poynder Apartments Poynder Gardens Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7FN
Received 27 Oct 2025
Registered25/01514/RCC
Approximately 297m of Carriageway and associated footways/footpaths/parking associated with proposed housing development at Anglesfield, Selkirk
Land East Of Philipburn House Hotel Selkirk Scottish Borders
Received 27 Oct 2025
Decided25/01515/FUL
Erection of bridge
Benshaw Burn West Of Patervan Cottage Broughton Scottish Borders
Received 28 Oct 2025
Unknown25/01516/AGN
Erection of agricultural building
Romanno Mains Romanno Bridge West Linton Scottish Borders EH46 7BY
Received 28 Oct 2025
Decided25/01517/FUL
Erection of grain store
Linnhead Farm Cockburnspath Scottish Borders
Received 28 Oct 2025
Decided25/01523/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwellinghouse
1 Hassendean Farm Cottages Hawick Scottish Borders TD9 8PU
Received 28 Oct 2025
Decided25/01528/FUL
Change of use of bothy and extension to form holiday let accommodation
Bothy West Of Ashiestiel Farm Galashiels Scottish Borders
Received 28 Oct 2025
Registered25/01530/TCA
Work to trees
Land North Of Deloraine Kingsmuir Drive Kingsmuir Drive Peebles Scottish Borders
Received 28 Oct 2025
Registered25/01531/TCA
Work to tree
The Smithy House Ancrum Jedburgh Scottish Borders TD8 6XA
Received 28 Oct 2025
Registered25/01532/TPO
Work to trees
Heatherlie Cottage 17 Heatherlie Park Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 5AL
Received 28 Oct 2025
Decided25/01533/LBC
Removal of four wall mounted memorials
Parish Church Ashkirk Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 4NY
Received 28 Oct 2025
Registered25/01539/TPO
Work to trees
3 Manse Court Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 1NS
Received 29 Oct 2025
Decided25/01540/FUL
Alterations and extension to church
Selkirk Parish Church High Street Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 4JX
Received 30 Oct 2025
Decided25/01541/LBC
Alterations and extension to church
Selkirk Parish Church High Street Selkirk Scottish Borders TD7 4JX
Received 30 Oct 2025
Unknown25/01542/PN
Formation of access road
Nethershiels Stow Scottish Borders
Received 30 Oct 2025
Decided25/01543/FUL
Erection of dwellinghouse (revision to planning permission 07/01097/FUL)
Land At Hassendean Station Minto Hawick Scottish Borders
Received 30 Oct 2025
Decided25/01544/FUL
Change of use of restaurant and alterations to form bunkhouse with bike hub
Restaurant 2 Douglas Bridge Galashiels Scottish Borders TD1 1BH
Received 30 Oct 2025
Decided25/01545/FUL
Erection of Jockeys' Weighing Room and associated facilities
Kelso Racecourse Kelso Scottish Borders TD5 7SX
Received 30 Oct 2025
Unknown25/01546/AGN
Erection of deer larder, storage shed with welfare and staff welfare base
Yair Forest Car Park Land East Of Craigmyle Park Peel Craigmyle Park Peel Scottish Borders
Received 30 Oct 2025
Decided25/01550/VAA
Vehicle Access Application to drop kerb and form driveway
45 Gunsgreen Crescent Eyemouth Scottish Borders TD14 5DW
Received 30 Oct 2025

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Researching a proposal in Scottish Borders

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Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.

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Guides to planning records

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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
UK research
Published 16 Jul 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
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Published 6 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Scottish Borders, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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